2024, THE YEAR OF VIKTOR GYOKERES
The UEFA Best Goal Scorer 2024: Viktor Gyökeres
Viktor Gyökeres, who won the title of IFFHS World's Best Goal Scorer 2024, is also the most prolific European scorer of the year. He has scored 62 goals.
Erling Haaland (49) and Harry Kane (46) are also on European podium.
| UEFA | TOP 40 | GOAL SCORERS 2024 | ||||||
| Player | Total | DL | DC | ICC | NT | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
| 1 | Viktor Gyökeres | 62 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Sweden | Sporting (Portugal) |
| 2 | Erling Haaland | 49 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 3 | Harry Kane | 46 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 7 | England | Bayern (Germany) |
| 4 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 43 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 7 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 5 | Robert Lewandowski | 42 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 2 | Poland | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 6 | Kylian Mbappé | 39 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | France | PSG, Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 7 | Aleksandar Mitrović | 37 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 2 | Serbia | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) |
| Noah Baffoe | 35 | 19 | 13 | 3 | Spain | Eastern (Hong Kong) | ||
| Garbhan Coughlan | 34 | 34 | Rep. of Ireland | Cashmere Technical (New Zealand) | ||||
| 8 | Krzysztof Piątek | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | Poland | İstanbul Başakşehir (Turkey) | |
| 9 | Ángel Rodado | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | Spain | Wisła Kraków (Poland) | |
| 10 | Alexander Isak | 33 | 25 | 3 | 5 | Sweden | Newcastle (England) | |
| 11 | Jorginho Monteiro | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | Portugal | Differdange (Luxembourg) | |
| 12 | Cole Palmer | 31 | 26 | 3 | 2 | England | Chelsea | |
| 13 | Guy Melamed | 31 | 26 | 4 | 1 | Israel | Hapoel Haifa | |
| 14 | Alexander Sørloth | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | Norway | Villarreal, Atletico Madrid (Spain) | |
| 15 | Alex Tamm | 30 | 28 | 2 | Estonia | Nõmme Kalju | ||
| 16 | Dean David | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | Israel | Maccabi Haifa | |
| Oscar Faulds | 29 | 27 | 2 | Sweden | Napier City Rovers (NZ) | |||
| 17 | Florian Wirtz | 28 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Germany | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 18 | Benjamin Šeško | 28 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Slovenia | RB Leipzig (Germany) |
| 19 | Barnabás Varga | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | Hungary | Ferencvaros | |
| 20 | Luuk de Jong | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | Netherlands | PSV | |
| 21 | Imre Badalassi | 28 | 26 | 2 | Italy | Tre Penne, Cosmos (San Marino) | ||
| 22 | Kai Havertz | 27 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Germany | Arsenal (England) |
| 23 | Georges Mikautadze | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Georgia | Metz, Lyon (France) |
| 24 | Janis Ikaunieks | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | Latvia | Riga | |
| 25 | Tomas Chory | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Czechia | Viktoria Plzen, Slavia Prague |
| 26 | Jamal Musiala | 26 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 27 | Artem Dovbyk | 26 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ukraine | Girona (Spain), Roma (Italy) |
| 28 | Andy Ryan | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | Scotland | Larne (Northern Ireland) | |
| 29 | Páll Klettskarð | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | Faroe Islands | KÍ Klaksvík | |
| 30 | Bjørn Johnsen | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | Norway | Torpedo Kutaisi (Georgia) | |
| 31 | Thierno Barry | 26 | 21 | 5 | France | Basel (Switzerland), Villarreal (Spain) | ||
| 32 | Cody Gakpo | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Netherlands | Liverpool (England) |
| 33 | Edin Džeko | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | Bosnia & H | Fenerbahçe (Turkey) | |
| 34 | Christian Benteke | 25 | 23 | 2 | Belgium | D.C. United (USA) | ||
| 35 | Arnel Jakupović | 25 | 22 | 1 | 2 | Austria | Maribor (Slovenia), Osijek (Croatia) | |
| 36 | Patrick Pedersen | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | Denmark | Valur (Iceland) | |
| 37 | Benoný Andrésson | 25 | 21 | 4 | Iceland | KR | ||
| 38 | Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 24 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Turkey | Galatasaray, Benfica (Portugal) |
| 39 | Dušan Vlahović | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | Serbia | Juventus (Italy) | |
| 40 | Ikoma-Loïs Openda | 24 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Belgium | RB Leipzig (Germany) |
All goals at top senior level are counted: domestic (top national and regional) leagues (DL), domestic cups (DC), official international club tournaments (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 31 December 2024.
Tie-breakers: 1) more international goals (ICC + NT), 2) more goals for national team (NT), 3) stronger league (by IFFHS ranking), 4) goals in domestic leagues (DL).
The scorers from leagues below top 100 are listed but not classified.